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Chapter 6- Social Structure Theory

Criminology (Larry J. Siegel)
T.Esguerra
Across
A separate lower-class culture, characterized by apathy, cynicism, helplessness, and mistrust of social institutions such as schools, government agencies, and the police, that is passed from one generation to the next.
________ ________ theory is a branch of social structure theory that focuses on the breakdown in inner-city neighborhoods of institutions such as the family, school and employment.
_______ _________ is a value system adopted by lower-class youths that is directly opposed to that of the larger society.
_______ ______ theory is the view that disadvantaged economic class position is a primary cause of crime.
________ __________ is envy, mistrust, and aggression resulting from perceptions of economic and social inequality.
_______ _______ ________ refers to anger, frustration, and adverse emotions produced by a variety of sources of strain.
The lowest social stratum in any country, whose members lack the education and skills needed to function successfully in modern society.
______ ________ is social control exerted by cohesive communities, and based on mutual trust, including intervention in the supervision of children and maintenance of public order.
__________ neighborhood is an area undergoing a shift in population and structure, usually from middle-class residential to lower-class mixed use.
______ ______ is the view that anomie results when socially defined goals (such as wealth and power) are universally mandated but access to legitimate means (such as education and job opportunities) is stratified by class and status.
Down
The anger, frustration and resentment experienced by people who believe they cannot achieve their goals through legitimate means.
________ ________ _______ is a branch of social structure theory that sees strain and social disorganization together resulting in a unique lower-class culture that conflicts with conventional social norms.
________ ________ is the process whereby values, beliefs, and traditions are handed down from one generation to the next.
_____ ______ ______ is the view that multiple sources of strain interact with an individual's emotional traits and responses to produce criminality.
_______--______ measuring rods are the standards by which authority figures, such as teachers and employers, evaluate lower-class youth and often prejudge them negatively.
A set of values, beliefs, and traditions unique to a particular social class or group within a larger society.
_________ formation is irrational hostility evidenced by young delinquents, who adopt norms directly opposed to middle-class goals and standards that seem impossible to achieve.